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In 1895, the Fusionist-led North Carolina legislature elected Pritchard to the state's Class III Senate seat to finish the incomplete term left upon the death of Zebulon B. Vance.<ref name=ncpedia>Morgan, Joe L. (1994). [https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/pritchard-jeter-conley Pritchard, Jeter Conley]. ''NCPedia''. Retrieved September 29, 2021.</ref> Due to Jim Crow disenfranchisement of black voters following the end of [[Reconstruction]], he was one of the few congressional Southern Republicans remaining. President [[William McKinley]] often consulted with Pritchard on matters pertaining to [[the South]].<ref name=ncpedia/>

In 1895, the Fusionist-led North Carolina legislature elected Pritchard to the state's Class III Senate seat to finish the incomplete term left upon the death of Zebulon B. Vance.<ref name=ncpedia>Morgan, Joe L. (1994). [https://www.ncpedia.org/biography/pritchard-jeter-conley Pritchard, Jeter Conley]. ''NCPedia''. Retrieved September 29, 2021.</ref><ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=273816 NC US Senate - Special Election Race - Jan 23, 1895]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 29, 2021.</ref> Due to Jim Crow disenfranchisement of black voters following the end of [[Reconstruction]], he was one of the few congressional Southern Republicans remaining. President [[William McKinley]] often consulted with Pritchard on matters pertaining to [[the South]].<ref name=ncpedia/>

 

Pritchard was re-elected in 1897 with 54% of the state legislature's vote, defeating Populist Party nominee Cyrus Thompson and Democrat Rufus A. Doughton.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=273407 NC US Senate Race - Jan 20, 1897]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved September 29, 2021.</ref>

Although Pritchard held a [[conservative]] voting record and Populist leader Marion P. Butler was considered a [[progressive]], the two managed to form a strong political coalition which controlled state politics for some time before it was overthrown by white supremacist Democrats.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics>Fascinating Politics (September 29, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2021/09/29/the-republican-families-of-old-north-carolina/ The Republican Families of Old North Carolina]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved September 29, 2021.</ref>

Although Pritchard held a [[conservative]] voting record and Populist leader Marion P. Butler was considered a [[progressive]], the two managed to form a strong political coalition which controlled state politics for some time before it was overthrown by white supremacist Democrats.<ref name=fascinatingpolitics>Fascinating Politics (September 29, 2021). [https://fascinatingpolitics.com/2021/09/29/the-republican-families-of-old-north-carolina/ The Republican Families of Old North Carolina]. ''Mad Politics: The Bizarre, Fascinating, and Unknown of American Political History''. Retrieved September 29, 2021.</ref>